In FIFA 21 Squad Battles game mode, the rank is determined by the total battles points a player gets in a single week. Find out how you can earn them and how they are calculated.
Squad Battles for FIFA 21 Ultimate Team
What is Squad Battles?
Squad Battles is a single-player game mode within FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. Here are three things you should know before start playing it:
1 WEEKLY SINGLE-PLAYER COMPETITION
Compete against Squads from around the world in Squad Battles. Play up to 42 single-player matches per week to climb the leaderboard and earn rewards.
2 PLAY AGAINST COMMUNITY CREATED SQUADS
Every time you press the ‘update’ button (up to ten refreshes), new opponents are available to match up against, each squad made by someone in the community. More difficult squads offer increased rewards.
3 CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS FOR BETTER REWARDS
Climb the ranks of a dynamic leaderboard. Ranks are determined by the average score among all competitors.
To start playing Squad Battles, go into your Ultimate Team, follow ‘Play’ and then select Squad Battles.
Squad Battles Points for FIFA 21
How you can earn battles points
Your rank is determined by the total battles points you get in a single week. You earn them playing matches.
Your battles points, per match, is based off how well you played the game, the difficulty of the squad you played and if you won the match. We will show you now, how these points are calculated:
BATTLES POINTS = DIFFICULTY BONUS x ( TEAM RATING SCORE + MATCH RESULT + SKILL BONUS ) + GOAL BONUS
DIFFICULTY BONUS
The Difficulty Bonus is a coefficient that measures the difficulty of your matches.
Here are the coefficients according to the difficulty level and the result:
| WIN | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| LOSS | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
TEAM RATING SCORE
The Team rating score depends on the team you are playing against. Basically, it is based on its chemistry and its team rating, according to the following formula:
(Team Rating x 3) + (Chemistry Rating / 2)
| POINTS | x3 | x0.5 |
MATCH RESULT
There are only two match results possible on Squad Battles: you win, and you get 200 points, or you lose, and you get 50 points.
| POINTS | 200 | 50 |
SKILL BONUS
Skill Rewards are the sum of bonuses performance and penalties performance. Player’s good performances are rewarded with squad battle points, while there will be point deductions for negative performances. In other words, are the sum of the bonuses by scored goals, shots on target, successful tackles, corners, clean sheets, pass accuracy, possession and man of the match and the sum of the penalties by against goals, fouls, cards and offsides according to the following table that shows the number of points awarded/deducted for each performance:
| + SCORED GOALS | +40 | 5 | +200 |
| + SHOTS ON TARGET | +5 | 10 | +50 |
| + SUCCESS TACKLE | +1 | 20 | +20 |
| + CORNERS | +5 | 10 | +50 |
| + CLEAN SHEETS | +75 | 1 | +75 |
| + PASS ACCURACY % | +1 | 80 | +80 |
| + POSSESSION % | +1 | 80 | +80 |
| + MOTM | +15 | 1 | +15 |
| – GOALS CONCEDED | -20 | 4 | -80 |
| – FOULS | -5 | 4 | -20 |
| – CARDS | -10 | 8 | -80 |
| – OFFSIDES | -1 | 15 | -15 |
GOAL BONUS
Each goal you score gives you a different ammout of battle points based on the difficulty level you choose.
| POINTS/GOAL | 20 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 140 | 160 |
| MAX GOALS | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| MAX POINTS | 100 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 500 | 700 | 800 |
The amount of Battle Points earned for playing a Featured Squad Battle match is not the same as you would earn for a normal Squad Battle match. Instead, the number of Battle Points you earn is based on whether you win or lose the game, and what difficulty you played the match on. The specific Battle Point values are below:
| WIN | 1500 | 1550 | 1600 | 1700 | 1800 | 1900 | 2000 |
| LOSS | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 | 1400 |